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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN SERVICE AGAIN.
age
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
America
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From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
banks
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
chair
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
councils
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From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
dreamed
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
early
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
eighty
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
experience
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From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
fill
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
forgot
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From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
foundations
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
France
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
Franklin
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From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
Governor
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
grandchildren
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
happy
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN SERVICE AGAIN.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
lay
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
legislation
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
many
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
men
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From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
middle
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
needed
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
old
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From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
President
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
prudence
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
quiet
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
recalled
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
said
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From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
Schuylkill
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
SERVICE
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From this reading IN SERVICE AGAIN.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
sought
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From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
spent
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
state
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
stated
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From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT has been said that Franklin forgot to be old.
turned
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
venerable
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From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
Verging
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
wisdom
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From this reading He was recalled from France, but, as we have before stated, this was an age in America when men sought the councils of wisdom and experience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pennsylvania needed a President or Governor who could lay the foundations of early legislation with prudence, and she turned to the venerable Franklin to fill the chair of state.
years
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From this reading Verging upon eighty, he had asked to be recalled from France, and he dreamed of quiet old age among his grandchildren on the banks of the Schuylkill, where so many happy years of his middle life had been spent.
